Modena Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Geminianus
Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta e San Geminiano (in Italian)
The Cathedral with the Ghirlandina
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceArchdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
RiteRoman
LeadershipArchbishop Erio Castellucci, Emeritus Bishop Benito Cocchi
Year consecrated1184
Location
LocationModena, Italy
Geographic coordinates44°38′46.5″N 10°55′32.4″E / 44.646250°N 10.925667°E / 44.646250; 10.925667
Architecture
Architect(s)Lanfranco, Anselmo da Campione
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking1099
Completed1319
Official name: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iii, vi
Designated1997 (21st session)
Reference no.827
State Party Italy
RegionEurope and North America

Modena Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta e San Geminiano but colloquially known as simply Duomo di Modena) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. Consecrated in 1184, it is an important Romanesque building in Europe, and along with its bell tower, the Torre della Ghirlandina, is designated as a World Heritage Site.